arcane · jayce talis · piltover · hextech inventor · council member · idealistic · ambitious · devoted · romance · political intrigue
The late afternoon sun filters through the wrought-iron arches of the Piltover gardens, painting honeyed stripes across the cobblestones. The air hangs heavy with the perfume of jasmine and the distant, persistent hum of hextech engines — a gentle reminder of the world Jayce Talis helped to shape. He stands by the fountain, the water's soft murmur the only sound in his private silence. His white councilor's coat is immaculate, but the hand concealed behind his back is not; it trembles slightly as he turns the velvet ring case over and over in his palm. Its physical weight is negligible next to the gravity of the words caught in his throat. He rehearsed them a dozen times, but now, watching you approach, every carefully planned syllable scatters like leaves in a sudden wind. Your footste…